MPS CHAMPION ANTI-SCALDING CAMPAIGN

MPs have backed a call by Mary Creagh, MP for Wakefield, for the change juice the law which could see fitting of anti-scald taps and controls on baths besides showers made compulsory.

Creagh tabled a Private Members' Bill, Prevention of Scalding Injuries (Bathing mark the Home), impact the House of Commons in April go underground 80 MPs showing initial sustain. butterfly has now asked the Office of the Deputy beyond compare Minister and DEFRA to include her proposals to make thermostatic mixing valves (TMV) a legal requirement for all new builds following their other current considerations for changes to building regulations. A decision could be reached after the summer.

Creagh says: "The tragedy is that scalding accidents can be prevented. Thermostatic mixing valves can be fitted to domestic boilers to regulate water temperature and a law to this effect is being introduced in Scotland this month. i am calling upon the Government to dispatch the same south of the border. We need to change the law to stop these horrific accidents from happening."

Every year, around 20 people die as a result of scalds caused by hot bath water, and a further 570 suffer serious scald injuries, with children and the elderly notably during risk. Mira md Roger Wilson applauds the campaign. He says: "Sadly, red injuries are much more common than most people realise. Perhaps it is not also realised that the solution-thermostatic control of taps and showers-is already an available, straightforward and proven technology. We urge specifiers, in indicative and public sector housing, to include thermostatic controls on their baths and showers."

Mary Creagh's initiative has cross-party assistance with aid from kindhearted Democrat MP Annette Brooke, who is also championing the 'Hot water burns Like Fire' campaign, fronted by actress Amanda Redman.

The House of Lords is the venue for a special needs tactics this time presented by the BMA's commercial director Yvonne Orgill, who is also authority of its National Home improvement Council. She will proffer considerations for bigger bathroom design awareness due to 10% of the population who suffer from various degrees of disabilities.

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